Film Archives : Alexandra Spring

Margot Robbie practises her Oscars face – video

Alexandra Spring — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 03:59:55 +0000

The Australian actor has been nominated for her first Academy Award for her role as US figure skater Tonya Harding in the film I, Tonya. Here she practises her Oscars face in preparation for the big night Published on Guardian Australia on 24 January 2018 as Margot Robbie practises her Oscars face – video

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How Geena Davis became a champion for women on screen

Alexandra Spring — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 22:13:55 +0000

The Oscar winner has spent a decade commissioning research to track representation – but a lot still needs to be done If there’s one place that gender parity could happen overnight, it’s within the worlds depicted on screen. So says actor Geena Davis, who gave a rousing speech about women in media at the opening […]

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Gayby Baby’s director: These are real kids that had to go to school on Wednesday

Alexandra Spring — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 08:45:08 +0000

Maya Newell on making the film, celebrations amid controversy and why a marriage equality plebiscite could have dangerous repercussions

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Joel Edgerton on directorial debut The Gift and fighting film piracy – video

Alexandra Spring — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 03:33:05 +0000

Alexandra Spring talks with Joel Edgerton about his directorial debut, The Gift.

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Nicole Kidman on Paddington: ‘The idea of tolerance is a beautiful thing to put out’ – video

Alexandra Spring — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 03:22:57 +0000

To mark the release of her new film, Paddington, Nicole Kidman talks to the Guardian about dressing up Bond-style, treating her films as learning experiences and why director Paul King wanted to take a gentle approach to encouraging compassion in his film adaptation of Michael Bond’s classic children’s book Published on Guardian Australia on 9 […]

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Cate the Great: Cate Blanchett on Australia, elf ears and doing the school run

Alexandra Spring — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 08:08:51 +0000

When Cate Blanchett picked up her second Oscar last March for her coruscating performance as the fallen Wall Street wife in Blue Jasmine, she deservedly joined that small and august club of the world’s best actresses. But there is more to her than a rare professional skill: not least her beauty, which in person is […]

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Most Likely: Callan McAuliffe

Alexandra Spring — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:30:32 +0000

The perils of stardom too young are well known. Too many promising child stars, bursting with talent, crash and burn once exposed to the Klieg lights of Hollywood. If anyone, however, is determined to keep his head while others are losing theirs, it’s rising star Callan McAuliffe. “So many people strive to get to a […]

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Sweet Valentine: Adelaide Clemens

Alexandra Spring — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 06:50:13 +0000

Standing in the Soho production offices, Adelaide Clemens couldn’t help feeling a little frustrated. Having flown herself from New Orleans to London, the actress had finally convinced acclaimed director Susanna White to give her just 15 minutes to audition for the upcoming BBC/HBO television drama Parade’s End. Based on the little-known classic Ford Madox Ford novels […]

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Woman on Fire: Jennifer Lopez

Alexandra Spring — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:29:15 +0000

She toppled Lady Gaga as Forbes Magazine’s Most Powerful Celebrity this year. She has sold more than 70 million albums worldwide and is reportedly worth more than US$150 million. Yet for Jennifer Lopez, a moment shared with a fan in a hotel lobby exemplifies her career success. He told her he’d first met her when […]

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Elizabeth the Great: Elizabeth Debicki

Alexandra Spring — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 08:57:56 +0000

When it comes to special skills, Elizabeth Debicki is filling up her résumé fast. The actress recently added sheepshearing, a skill she learnt on location for our shoot. “It was very hard work,” she says with a grin. “They buck around and they’re really heavy.” Shooting on the remote Haddon Rig Merino Stud in […]

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